signed Charder, Le Verre Francias, Art Deco orange cameo designs on light amethyst to orange field, 19.5", drilled for a lamp base.....Schneider Glass was a French glass firm founded by brothers Ernest and Charles Schneider. The business made decorative glass from 1917, the year it was founded, until 1932 when it went bankrupt. After World War II, Schneider descendants of the original founders made clear crystal under the Schneider name until 1981.Schneider chemists and designers introduced many original Art Deco inspired glass textures, colors and shapes. The company made a wide variety of art glass including cameo, internally decorated, and wheel cut.Although overshadowed for many years by other French glass makers such as Galle, Daum and Lalique, Schneider glass steadily rose in both popularity and value throughout the 1990s. Schneider glass has become very sought after.Charder was a trade name of Schneider Glass. The name is formed by the beginning and ending letters of Charles Schneider–the first four letters of CHAR-les and the last three letters of Schnei-DER.Charder was a subdivision of a line of cameo glass by Schneider Glass called "La Verre Francais". The La Verre Francais line was generally made of a thick usually mottled glass body with a very thin highly polished overlay in contrasting colors.Typical La Verre Francais decorations are very Art Deco in character with very geometric styling. The vast majority of designs were produced with single acid cuttings. La Verre Francais pieces are signed "La Verre Francais" in script, either etched or engraved, usually, but not always in the overlay. Authentic pieces marked Charder are generally, but not always, also marked La Verre Francais.

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